Tulipa montana
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| Tulipa montana here labeled as Tulipa wilsoniana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Liliales |
| Family: | Liliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lilioideae |
| Tribe: | Lilieae |
| Genus: | Tulipa |
| Species: | T. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Tulipa montana | |
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Tulipa montana is a species of tulip native to the mountains of Iran and Turkmenistan.[2][4] With its deep red petals (there is also a yellow morph) it has been proposed as a candidate for the Biblical Rose of Sharon, whose identity is unknown.[5]
Richard Wilford in his 2006 published book "Tulips" writes "This really is one of the most alluring of the smaller tulip species".[6]
Description
[edit]T. montana is a low-growing perennial bulb,[7] and it can reach up to 15–20 cm (6–8 in) tall.[8][9]
It has glaucous leaves,[7] then blooms in early spring,[6] or early summer,[10] in April,[8] or as late as July (in America).[9]
It has cup-shaped flowers,[7][6] that come in shades of red,[7] from scarlet,[9][10] crimson,[11] to deepest blood-red.[6] Inside the bloom, it has a greenish-black central blotch and yellow anthers.[7][11] In the wild, there are also yellow forms.[11]
Taxonomy
[edit]The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[12]
It was first found in Persia in 1826,[9] and then published and described by John Lindley in The Botanical Register (Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment),[13] Vol.13 on page 1106 in 1827.[3][14]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]It is native to temperate Asia and Europe.[14]
Range
[edit]It is found in the mountains of Iran,[6] and Iraq,[7] around the Caspian Sea.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Bot. Reg. 13: t. 1106 (1828)
- ^ a b "Tulipa montana Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Tulipa montana Lindl". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Christenhusz, Maarten J. M.; Govaerts, Rafaël; David, John C.; Hall, Tony; Borland, Katherine; Roberts, Penelope S.; Tuomisto, Anne; Buerki, Sven; Chase, Mark W.; Fay, Michael F. (2013). "Tiptoe through the tulips - cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 172 (3): 280–328. doi:10.1111/boj.12061.
- ^ James, Wilma Roberts (1983). Gardening with Biblical Plants: Handbook for the Home Gardener. Nelson-Hall. pp. 211–213. ISBN 9780830410095.
- ^ a b c d e "TULIPA MONTANA SEEDS - Plant World Seeds". www.plant-world-seeds.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Tulipa montana (15) mountain tulip". rhs.org.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "TULIPA MONTANA". Cotswold Garden Flowers. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d John Marius Wilson (editor) The Rural Cyclopedia: Or a General Dictionary of Agriculture, and Arts, Sciences, Instruments, and Practice, necessary to the farmer, stockfarmer, gardener, forester, landsteward, farrier, &c. Volume 4 (1849), p. 498, at Google Books
- ^ a b "Species Tulip, Montana Tulip, Mountain Tulip". davesgarden.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Pacific Bulb Society | Tulipa Species Three". www.pacificbulbsociety.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books
- ^ "Tulipa montana | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Taxon: Tulipa montana Lindl". tn-grin.nat.tn. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
Sources
[edit]- Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009 (Vara kulturvaxt namn)
- Christenhusz, M. J. M. et al. 2013. Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae) Bot. * J. Linn. Soc. 172:317.
- Raamsdonk, L. W. D. van & T. de Vries 1995. Species relationships and taxonomy in Tulipa subg. Tulipa (Liliaceae) Pl. Syst. Evol. 195:37.
- Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. 1963- (F Iran)
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. European garden flora. 1986- (Eur Gard F)